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Texas Tech Faces Academic Freedom Lawsuit | Texas News
Texas Tech University is under fire after its chancellor mandated that any class touching on race, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity must be pre-approved by the board of regents — sparking a lawsuit from faculty union that calls the policy a direct assault on academic freedom and claims it’s unconstitutional. The chancellor, a former state senator who championed workforce-focused curricula, defends the rules as necessary for relevance — but critics argue they stifle open debate and violate core principles of higher education. A federal judge in El Paso is now being asked to block…
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